2017
Survival predictors of Burkitt's lymphoma in children, adults and elderly in the United States during 2000–2013
Mukhtar F, Boffetta P, Risch HA, Park JY, Bubu OM, Womack L, Tran TV, Zgibor JC, Luu HN. Survival predictors of Burkitt's lymphoma in children, adults and elderly in the United States during 2000–2013. International Journal Of Cancer 2017, 140: 1494-1502. PMID: 28006853, PMCID: PMC6919213, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.30576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPredictors of survivalBurkitt's lymphomaSurvival predictorsMultiple primariesAge groupsCox proportional hazards regression modelFive-year relative survivalProportional hazards regression modelsStage II diseaseStage IV diseaseEnd Results (SEER) databaseAfrican American raceHazards regression modelsBL patientsElderly patientsPrognostic factorsResults databaseWorse outcomesElderly groupStage IIIAmerican raceRelative survivalHigh mortalityLymphomaDisease
2015
Biological and Clinical Significance of MAD2L1 and BUB1, Genes Frequently Appearing in Expression Signatures for Breast Cancer Prognosis
Wang Z, Katsaros D, Shen Y, Fu Y, Canuto EM, Benedetto C, Lu L, Chu WM, Risch HA, Yu H. Biological and Clinical Significance of MAD2L1 and BUB1, Genes Frequently Appearing in Expression Signatures for Breast Cancer Prognosis. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0136246. PMID: 26287798, PMCID: PMC4546117, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer prognosisCancer prognosisGene expression signaturesExpression signaturesPoor disease-free survivalDisease-free survivalBreast cancer patientsBreast cancer cell linesBreast cancer progressionMDA-MB-468Tumor cell growthMDA-MB-231Multiple gene expression signaturesCancer cell linesAggressive tumorsCancer patientsClinical significanceDisease outcomeTumor featuresClinical implicationsPrognosisCancer progressionBiologic relevanceHigh expressionCell proliferationObesity and survival among women with ovarian cancer: results from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium
Nagle CM, Dixon SC, Jensen A, Kjaer SK, Modugno F, deFazio A, Fereday S, Hung J, Johnatty SE, Fasching P, Beckmann M, Lambrechts D, Vergote I, Van Nieuwenhuysen E, Lambrechts S, Risch H, Rossing M, Doherty J, Wicklund K, Chang-Claude J, Goodman M, Ness R, Moysich K, Heitz F, du Bois A, Harter P, Schwaab I, Matsuo K, Hosono S, Goode E, Vierkant R, Larson M, Fridley B, Høgdall C, Schildkraut J, Weber R, Cramer D, Terry K, Bandera E, Paddock L, Rodriguez-Rodriguez L, Wentzensen N, Yang H, Brinton L, Lissowska J, Høgdall E, Lundvall L, Whittemore A, McGuire V, Sieh W, Rothstein J, Sutphen R, Anton-Culver H, Ziogas A, Pearce C, Wu A, Webb P. Obesity and survival among women with ovarian cancer: results from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium. British Journal Of Cancer 2015, 113: 817-826. PMID: 26151456, PMCID: PMC4559823, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2015.245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBody Mass IndexCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialObesityOvarian NeoplasmsConceptsProgression-free survivalBody mass indexOvarian cancer-specific survivalCancer-specific survivalOvarian cancerHazard ratioHistologic subtypeOverall survivalHigh-grade serous cancerHigher Body Mass IndexInvasive ovarian cancerPooled hazard ratioDifferent histologic subtypesOvarian Cancer Association ConsortiumMajority of womenRandom-effects modelAdverse survivalPooled HRsSerous cancerEndometrioid subtypeMass indexOvarian carcinomaObservational studyModest associationCancerMicroRNA let‐7a modifies the effect of self‐renewal gene HIWI on patient survival of epithelial ovarian cancer
Lu L, Katsaros D, Risch HA, Canuto EM, Biglia N, Yu H. MicroRNA let‐7a modifies the effect of self‐renewal gene HIWI on patient survival of epithelial ovarian cancer. Molecular Carcinogenesis 2015, 55: 357-365. PMID: 25630839, DOI: 10.1002/mc.22285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerKaplan-Meier survival curvesOverall survivalHIWI expressionLet-7a expressionPatient survivalLet-7aClinical relevanceMultivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysisCox proportional hazards regression analysisCox proportional hazards regression modelSurvival curvesProportional hazards regression analysisProportional hazards regression modelsLow let-7aHazards regression analysisRisk of deathPoor overall survivalHazards regression modelsMiRNA let-7aPrimary EOC tissuesQuantitative reverse transcription PCRU-shape associationEOC prognosisPrognostic significance
2013
Long-Term Ovarian Cancer Survival Associated With Mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2
McLaughlin JR, Rosen B, Moody J, Pal T, Fan I, Shaw PA, Risch HA, Sellers TA, Sun P, Narod SA. Long-Term Ovarian Cancer Survival Associated With Mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2013, 105: 141-148. PMID: 23257159, PMCID: PMC3611851, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djs494.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive ovarian cancerOvarian cancerBRCA2 mutationsLong-term survival benefitOvarian cancer-specific survivalCancer-specific survivalOvarian cancer survivalSerous ovarian cancerShort-term survival advantageBRCA1 mutation carriersLong-term survivalHazard ratioSurvival benefitBetter prognosisUnselected womenBRCA2 carriersCancer survivalMutation carriersSurvival advantageSurvival analysisCancerDiagnosisTime pointsWomenSurvival
2011
Physical activity and breast cancer survival: an epigenetic link through reduced methylation of a tumor suppressor gene L3MBTL1
Zeng H, Irwin ML, Lu L, Risch H, Mayne S, Mu L, Deng Q, Scarampi L, Mitidieri M, Katsaros D, Yu H. Physical activity and breast cancer survival: an epigenetic link through reduced methylation of a tumor suppressor gene L3MBTL1. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2011, 133: 127-135. PMID: 21837478, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-011-1716-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCarcinoma, LobularChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenes, Tumor SuppressorHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMotor ActivityRepressor ProteinsTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsBreast cancer patientsBreast cancer survivalCancer patientsPhysical activityOverall survivalSurvival outcomesTumor suppressor geneCancer survivalHormone receptor-positive tumorsModerate-intensity aerobic exerciseHigh expressionBreast cancer deathsReceptor-positive tumorsRandomized clinical trialsExercise-related changesSuppressor genePeripheral blood leukocytesBreast cancer diagnosisGene expressionDisease recurrenceAerobic exerciseCancer deathClinical trialsTumor featuresBlood leukocytes